may 1, 1865 - Johnson's Reconstruction

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- Pardoned many former Confederate leaders, back in office by fall of 1865.
- White supremacist
- Vetoed increasing services of Freedmen's Bureau in 1866
- Vetoed civil rights act bill that nullified
Black Codes, vetoed full citizenship and equal rights for African Americans. 1866.
- Ended first round of reconstruction
- South restricted rights of African Americans

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